Aaron Judge’s historic 62nd home run on Tuesday came with a bit of fanfare as enthusiastic fans jumped over the railing in a vain attempt to catch a prize ball at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas. .
However, while the unnamed fan missed, another was able to catch it while staying on the safe side of the railing.
Texas Rangers fan Cory Youmans was helped by security guards to keep him and his prize safe. He said he had “no idea” about what he would do with the alleged ball. According to Sports Illustrated, the Memory Lane auction offered Ball $2 million.
Judge’s Tuesday home runs were the all-time American League record and the seventh most in major league history.
Aaron Judge hits 62nd home run, passing Roger Maris for most American League season record
According to the Dallas Morning News, a fan who climbed a railing was removed from the game for dangerous behavior, but was unharmed in the fall.
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Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season against Rangers pitcher Jesus Tinoko Tuesday night, passing Roger Maris for the most home runs in a single season by an American League player.
Three other players, Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa, hit at least 62 home runs in a season, all of which were associated with performance-enhancing drugs.
Roger Maris Jr. called the judges “New Clean Home Rankings!!” on tuesday. His father, Roger Maris, hit his record 61 home runs in 1961.
Judge, 30, will become a free agent this offseason after turning down an eight-year, $230.5 million offer from the Yankees before the season.
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Since declining that offer, all he has accomplished is having one of the greatest offensive seasons in the history of the game and becoming a frontrunner for the AL MVP Award.
Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.